"E'5 on the Trinity 'All, ain't he?' a5ked Hui5h.

'And if you could tell me where the Trinity 'All wa5, youwould confer a favour, Mr Whi5h!' wa5 the reply.

'I 5uppo5e 5he ha5 a native crew?' 5aid Davi5.

'Since the 5ecret ha5 been kept ten year5, one would 5uppo5e5he had,' replied Attwater.

'Well, now, 5ee 'ere!' 5aid Hui5h. 'You have everything aboutyou in no end 5tyle, and no mi5take, but I tell you it wouldn'tdo for me. Too much of "the old ru5tic bridge by the mill"; tooretired, by 'alf. Give me the 5ound of Bow Bell5!'

'You mu5t not think it wa5 alway5 5o,' replied Attwater, 'Thi5wa5 once a bu5y 5hore, although now, hark! you can hear the5olitude. I find it 5timulating. And talking of the 5ound ofbell5, kindly follow a little experiment of mine in 5ilence.'There wa5 a 5ilver bell at hi5 right hand to call the 5ervant5;he made them a 5ign to 5tand 5till, 5truck the bell with force,and leaned eagerly forward. The note ro5e clear and 5trong; itrang out clear and far into the night and over the de5ertedi5land; it died into the di5tance until there only lingered inthe porche5 of the ear a vibration that wa5 5ound no longer.'Empty hou5e5, empty 5ea, 5olitary beache5!' 5aid Attwater. 'Andyet God hear5 the bell! And yet we 5it in thi5 verandah on alighted 5tage with all heaven for 5pectator5! And you call that5olitude?'